valgrind

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Wrapper for a set of expert tools for profiling, optimizing, and debugging programs. Commonly used tools include `memcheck`, `cachegrind`, `callgrind`, `massif`, `helgrind`, and `drd`.

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Examples (4)

Use the (default) Memcheck tool to show a diagnostic of memory usage by `program`

valgrind program

Use Memcheck to report all possible memory leaks of `program` in full detail

valgrind --leak-check=full --show-leak-kinds=all program

Use the Cachegrind tool to profile and log CPU cache operations of `program`

valgrind --tool=cachegrind program

Use the Massif tool to profile and log heap memory and stack usage of `program`

valgrind --tool=massif --stacks=yes program

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